Device for looking at pictures, reading maps and writings, and the like



Nov. 24, 1931. s. SAMSON ET AL DEVICE FOR LOOKING AT PICTURES, READING MAPS AND WRITINGS, AND THE LTKE Original Filed Jan. 18, 1929 a I 45. casing being Patented Nov. 24, '1931 f um sr-A'res Parent m amormzan sensor; am) vocxn, or cassnn, esmnmr I nnvrcn r03 LOOKING Ar Harms, mum am u wmrrnms, m m 1.11m

Original application as January 1a, 1929, Serial 11o. 338,883, and in Germany November 2, 1m. Divided and this application filed November 25, 1929. Serial No. 409,889.

This ap lication-is a division from the application led January 18, 1929, under Sena] Number 333,393. I

When journeying in a motor .car it becomes now and then necessary to read a map or a piece of writing or to look 'at a picture while the car is runnmg-with high speed, the maps being in many cases pretty large, as are sometimes also the books, and it is in such cases l0 oftentimes very diflicult to read the map etc.

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The object of this invention is to obviate J the drawbacks hitherto experienced, and the problem is solved by providin the maps etc. 15 upon a transparent strip whic is guided between suit-able'members andcan be looked at through a ma nifying lens. Illuminating means'are provided for rendering it possible to use'the device also in the dar-k'hours. In 29 order to facilitate the finding or, maybe, the

marking, of a certain definite dpoint upon a map etc., a short movable an band bearing suitable marks is made use of.

The band is preferably conducted over rollers for Whic a cog-wheel gearin is provided, by means of which they can turned at the same time. This gearing is so designed that the arising of undulations of the band is com letelyprevented. The device is so designed that it is apt to beattached to the motor car.

The invention 'is illustrated dia ainmati-' cally and byway of example on t e accompanying drawings on which 0 Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section through a device designed according to this Figure 4 is a perspective illustration of the complete device,- but drawn to a slightly reduced scale relativelyto Figs. 1-3,- and the Figure 5 is aloa perspectiveillustration, showing the-easing open and certain exterior members (5,27 and 31,,FigL4) oinitted; and

' Figure 6 shows "the complete device attached a motor car, this figure being drawn passed through. transparent to a greatly other figures. On the drawings, 1 denotes a casing which has a window 2 and consists of halves hinged to one another y a hinge 3. The contacting rims or edges of the casing halves are',p'rovided with tightening strips 4, and they are firmly pressed upon one another when the casing has been inserted into the framefi (Figs. 2 and 4). 36 denotes the lens, the frame of which is provided with a handle 37 by which the lens can be, shoved into, and withdrawn from, its holder. 7

38 are threaded spindles, 39 are slide moved by them, and 40 is the 'short piece of, film-band which is carried along with said slides in slots of them. 41 is the mark on the film band. 42 is a knob for turning said spindles, and 43 is the knob for turning the rods 44 and 45 between which the film band is 7 reduced scale relatively to the The frame 46 (Fig. 3) carries the sliding bobbins for the picture band and is also provided with four pro 'ections '49, 50, 51 and 52 forming halvesof, arings for the picture band bobbins 53. These are provided outside their guide rims with cog-wheels whichmesh, when the casing is in 001151 d state, with cog-wheels 54 pertaining to t e turning knobs and their escapements whereby the movement of the picture band in one or the other direction is effected. I

The readin device can be shifted in a frame 31 whic can be turned laterall on'a pivot 28 located in the motor hood of t 0 car. It is in this way possible to turn .the apple-- ratus to the eyes of the. driver or to the eyes of the man at his left so that, according to the circumstances, one; or the other can make the readingsnecessary at the time being,

'At the upper half of'the casin 1, counter to the bent-01f grip-like end'of 't e frame 5,

are lugs 32 that rest upon the adjacent portions of the frame 31 whenthe parts are1in the positionshown in Fi 4. lens 58 can be sEi laterally in guides 59 sothat the map etc. to be looked at can beviewed in itsentire length.

The frame 5 and the frame 31 are movably 7 connected with one another by hinged at 27- to the frame 5, and provided a theif other ends with screws 27* which can be shift ed in slots 31 of the frame 31. In use the apparatus is in the position shown in Fig. 6. We claim: A holder for a casing adapted to receive band-shaped maps, pictures, writings, and

the like, comprising, in combination with a vertical bipartite casing and in it means for supporting a band of the kind stated and means for moving said band, a vertical frame encompassing said casing and connecting the halves thereof with one another and bein at its lower end designed as abow adapte ,to be used as grip; a horizontal U-shaped frame having longitudinal'slots in its legs and bea ing at its closed end adapted to be attached to a member adapted to carry it; and links shiftable with one end in saidslots and hinged at the other end to said vertical frame near the grip thereof;

In test mony whereof we-afiix our signaturesi r SIEGFRIED SAMSON. ALFRED VOCKE. 

